POKERSTARS was left in limbo today as the site’s Chief Executive unexpectedly quit. Gabi Campos, a former 888 executive who only joined the online giant in October 2010, will leave his job in just two weeks. The world’s biggest poker room – which has also lost European Poker Tour Chief Executive John Duthie and Tournament Director Thomas Kremser… [more]

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC), former licenser of Full Tilt Poker, released a statement to former Full Tilt Poker players that they no longer provide a license for Full Tilt and furthermore has no authority to arbitrate or intermediate regarding Full Tilt players and issues they have with the online poker site. The statement… [more]

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) 2012 may have come to its final conclusion but now we have the excitement of the 2012 Aussie Millions Event with which to contend. This year they delayed the start of the Aussie Millions so that the final players in the PCA could get to Australia and start all over… [more]

Belgium is one of the newest entrants to the online gambling industry. The Belgium Gaming Commission named three online poker sites that will allow players to wager with real money. The gaming laws of Belgium still ban several gaming and betting services, but the latest poker news online suggests that the new licensing system allows exceptions and… [more]

Now that the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has modified the Wire Act of 1961, making online betting on non sports activities legal and ruling that poker is legal since it is not a game of chance, the online gaming industry is intensifying its pressure on the Congress that it must legalize the online poker… [more]

A recent U.S. DOJ decision stating in-state online wagering doesn’t break federal laws has prompted a New Jersey Senator to press his cohorts to OK a bill legalizing internet gambling inside the state’s borders. State Sen. Raymond Lesniak says that he will attempt to get a bill to Gov. Chris Christie’s offices as early as next week The aim… [more]

HONOLULU-  A representative from Beverly Hills based U.S. Digital Gaming has been making the rounds at the state Capitol in recent days to inform lawmakers about the huge revenue potential of online gambling. “They turn out to be really large numbers that can really benefit in funding essential services for the state of Hawaii,” said Melissa Riahei,… [more]

While he didn’t quite go wire to wire, David Shallow put on an emphatically dominating performance in the first-ever World Poker Tour Ireland Main Event that resulted in his first WPT title and a $289,031 payday. Shallow took the chip lead midway through Day 2 action and rarely relinquished it as he played his way o victory…. [more]

Nosebleed poster boy Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom finally got the live tournament monkey off his back this weekend, ending a winless 12 months as a professional with his first ever major trophy at the PCA $100k Super High Roller for $1.25m. Almost a year to the day since being unveiled as PokerStars’ newest Team Pro, Blom saw off 30 of… [more]

By Marnie Eisenstadt / The Post-Standard  Imagine super-sized online poker games with seven-figure jackpots. Gambling apps on your smart phone that let you pull the lever on a virtual slot machine while your boss isn’t looking. The U.S. Justice Department last month cracked open the doors for these options and many more. Quietly, with a legal… [more]